Infrastructure Plan Will Bring Significant Jobs Boost: Minister

Infrastructure Plan Will Bring Significant Jobs Boost: Minister

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TAIPEI, Taiwan -- President Tsai Ing-wen's "Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Plan" ([...]) is projected to provide tens of thousands of job opportunities, creating NT$700 billion of gross output value, the Minister of Transportation and Communications Ho Chen-tan said on Monday.

Legislators attended the fourth public hearing on the development plan on Monday, focusing on the plan's transportation division which has the highest budget of all.

The transportation division focus primarily on improving current facilities to provide better commuting experiences according to regional needs, for instance creating a smooth transit between buses and metros in Taipei; as well as building new trains, metros, or highways. …